Overview

• An eighth Pilbara infection was confirmed, taking Western Australia’s 2025 measles total to 47 cases.
• WA Health reports several Pilbara cases have no known source, indicating undetected spread in the community.
• New time‑specific exposure sites include locations across South Hedland, Redbank, Pegs Creek, Karratha and Port Hedland, with Hedland Health Campus listed on October 4 and 6.
• Officials are urgently adding vaccination clinics and deploying extra staff and vaccine doses, urging residents to check their MMR status.
• People potentially exposed should monitor for symptoms for 7–18 days and seek testing at Pilbara health campuses, with experts noting airborne particles can infect up to 30 minutes after an infected person leaves.